Clinical appraisal on yogaraj guggulu, maharasnadi kwath, and laghu vishgarbha taila for management of amavata(rheumatoid arthritis)

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A total of 56 patients had been enrolled from O.P.D. & I.P.D. of Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Kolkata according to the criteria for diagnosis of Amavata (Rheumatoid arthritis) for the clinical observation. 50 patients had completed the treatment schedule out of the enrolled 56 patients and 6 patients had dropped out from the clinical observation before the completion of treatment. Three Ayurvedic medicines i.e., Yogaraj Guggulu , Maharasnadi Kwath , and Laghu Vishgrabha taila have been selected for clinical observation on the management of Amavata (Rheumatoid arthritis). The treatment schedule was that 500 mg Yogaraj Guggulu should be taken orally twice daily after food with lukewarm water for 8 weeks, Maharasandi Kwath 25 ml should be taken orally twice daily before food for 8 weeks and Laghu Vishgarbha taila applied locally twice daily over affected joints for 8 weeks. In this study it is observed that Amavata is more simulated to Rheumatoid arthritis as per its clinical features and pathogenesis; maximum 31 to 50 years age group of female patients was affected with Amavata (Rheumatoid arthritis); the majority of the Amavata (Rheumatoid arthritis) patients had been shown moderate remission and there was no complication during the observation. Keywords: Amavata , Rheumatoid arthritis, Yogaraj Guggulu , Maharasnadi Kwath , Laghu Vishgarbha taila INTRODUCTION In Ayurveda Madhavakar